ELECTION DAY FOR MIDTERMS, BRENHAM ISD BOND

  

Today (Tuesday) is Election Day for the midterms and Brenham ISD bond election.

Voters who did not participate in early voting can visit their designated polling place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to cast their ballot in the school bond election and several state and federal races.

Fourteen polling locations will be open across Washington County.  A full list of them can be seen below and on the county’s website, www.co.washington.tx.us.

• 101 - Friedens Church of Washington at 20322 FM 1155 in Washington.
• 104, 117 and 121 - Washington County Expo Event Center at 1305 East Blue Bell Road in Brenham.
• 109 - St. Matthew Lutheran Church of Sandy Hill at 8819 FM 2621.
• 115 - Silver Wings Ballroom at 4100 Highway 105 in Brenham.
• 202 and 208 - Salem Lutheran Church at 1500 Salem Road.
• 203 - Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department at 5295 Main Street in Chappell Hill.
• 205 - VFW Hall in Brenham at 1200 East Tom Green Street.
• 307 - American Legion Hall in Brenham at 903 North Park Street.
• 311 - St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Gay Hill at 8201 Old Gay Hill Road.
• 312 - St. John Lutheran Church in Prairie Hill at 6605 Old Independence Road.
• 320 - Berlin-Mill Creek-Zionsville Fire Department at 101 Lillie Lange Road.
• 406, 418 and 419 - Blinn College Student Center at 1007 Walter Schwartz Way in Brenham.
• 410 - Burton Community Center at 13100 West Washington Street.
• 413 - Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Greenvine at 6700 Wickel Road.

Per Elections Administrator Carol Jackson, a total of 9,487 people voted early, a turnout of 38 percent.  There are 24,726 registered voters in Washington County.

Of local interest on the ballot is the two Brenham ISD bond proposals.  Proposition A is for the construction of a new junior high school for grades 6-8, while Proposition B is for renovation and expansion of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) department at Brenham High School.

The propositions value at a combined $136 million, including $111 million for Proposition A and $25 million for Proposition B.  If both are approved, Brenham ISD’s tax rate would increase by an estimated $0.1860 per $100 valuation, $0.1500 for Proposition A and $0.0360 for Proposition B.

Also of note for voters are the races for Texas governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, General Land Office commissioner, agriculture commissioner, railroad commissioner and others.  That includes the race for Senate District 18 between Republican incumbent Lois Kolkhorst and Democrat Josh Tutt.

Meanwhile, three candidates are vying for U.S. Congressional District 10: Republican incumbent Michael McCaul, Democrat Linda Nuno and Libertarian Bill Kelsey.

The seat for Texas House District 12 is uncontested, and all county officeholders are unopposed.

KWHI will have live election coverage once polls close tonight at 7 p.m. on AM 1280, FM 101.7 and kwhi.com.